Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs United Kingdom: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 884.00 million against 84.10 million in United Kingdom, a difference of 799.90 million.
That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 10.5 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 25th and United Kingdom ranks 24th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 17,155 | 200,500 | 183,345 | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 2.03 million | 7.40 million | 5.37 million | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 118.52 million | 61.37 million | 57.15 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 2010s | 445.89 million | 78.62 million | 367.26 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 2020s | 787.60 million | 81.78 million | 705.82 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or United Kingdom?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 884.00 million against 84.10 million in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and United Kingdom?
- 799.90 million, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and United Kingdom?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and United Kingdom rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 25th and United Kingdom ranks 24th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.